Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-02-17
OUR NEIeHBoRs.
johnson City.

Comet, Feb. 10.
At a meeting Of the stockholders Of the
johnson City Foundry and Machine
Works last week Col. E. G. Reeves was
elected President, and Mr.. G. K. Mccall
lum Secretary and Treasurer. Mr..
McCallum is a new addition to the firm,
and besides being q great financial help;
his sound business views and extensive
experience in all branches of business
vii add largely to the ~proftableness of
the company. He has been the general
manager Of the Scottish Land and Tim
Der company for ONE time, and although
still interested In the firm, has retired
from the management. He will move
his family from Knoxville to this place
this week and will take charge OF the
works at once.
At joint meeting Of the young men
and ladies Of the town Feb. 9th, at $50
p. m. in the Y. NJ. G. A. Room In the
interest Of the young men Of our town
there were present 101 persons. Song,
prayer, praise and the presence Of the
ladies made the meeting one Of rare in
terest and long to be remembered by the
boys. A Ladies' Auxiliary to the Y. M.
@. A. was organized. Twenty.six Of the
christian women Of the different churches
of the town banded themselves together
and resolved to give their prayers, sym
pathy and personal influence in the in.
terest of the young men. At a meeting
of the executive committee of the Y. M.
@. A. the following ladies were elected
officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary: Mrs.
A. j. Barnes, Pres; Miss Ida Patton, list
Vice Pres; Miss Mary Odom, end Vice
Pres. Miss Sallie Faw, Sec. and Miss
Jennie Crumley, Treasurer.
Mayor Dickinson left Tuesday for
Nashville with a bill to be offered as ON
amendment to the bill now before the
Legislature to extend the corporate limits
Of johnson City. 1t was unanimously
decided at the meeting last Monday af-
ternoon that the corporation limits should
be extended to three-fourths Of q mile
from a given centre in every direction
instead Of one mile as first proposed.
Prof. Proctor, U. S. Geologist, from
Kentucky, arrived in the city Sunday
night with Gen. 1T Wilder, and went
up to Roam Mountain Monday morning,
He will make a geological survey of all
the minerals found south Of Appalachian
system. Prof. Proctor has done more to
bring the celebrated Kentucky coal into
notice than any other man in the State
and deserves great credit.
At Milligan College, last Saturday, DR..
S~nodgrass died after q brief illness. He
was buried Sunday with Masonic honors.
A special train was run for the accom-
mediation of the johnson City and Eliza
bethton Lodges and a great many friends
!. Of the deceased from both places tool
advantage Of the opportunity to attent
the funeral.
, MI. Frank Evans, Secretary and Treas
urer Of the Johnson City Furniture Com
pany, returned this morning from a visi
, to homefolks in England. Mr.. Evan
induced English capitalists to take stocl
!, In the company he represents, Will
t abroad, and the company Is now on
0 solid financial footing.
a Mr.. Henderson, a machinist in tn
johnson City Foundry and Machin
I Works, was poisoned last week by inha
ling creosote In q boiler he was repair
ing. He is improving rapidly and is nov
! able to be out.